Johnson C Smith University - Golden Bull Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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iHK Old Colored Presbyterian Church (Now Seventh Street Presbyterian Church) reconstructed on the site of the original The Audience Chamber of this church was the first class room of the institution. After the school located permanently on the outskirts of town, now Beatties Ford Road, the students walked across town to attend Sunday School, prayer meetings, and church services at this church until a campus church was erected in the early twenties.

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■;teph Mattoon 1870-1884: 1885-188« First President Dr. Mattoon was born in Champion, New Yorl{, May 5, 1815. He graduated from Union College. Schenectady, New York in 1842. He studied at Princeton Theological Seminary and was ordained as an evangelist by the Presbytery of Troy February 11, 1846. During the same year he became a mis- sionary to Siam. On his return to the States he served churches in New York and North Carolina before he was elected president of the Institution in 18139, On October 9, 1869, Reverend Stephen Mattoon was elected the first President of the institution and began his executive role in February of 1870. The first graduating class consisted of three per- sons who completed the course of study for semi- narians in 1872. In the beginning the purpose of the institution was to train ministers, teachers, and catechists. Later, however, other branches of a clas- sical nature were added and in 1876 the name of the school was changed to Biddle University. The same year, 1876, Daniel Wallace Culp became the first person to graduate from the College Depart- ment with the Bachelor of Arts degree. Calvin McCurdy Rome, Cenrgia B. F. McDowell Greenville, South Carolina Daniel Wallace Culp First to graduate from the College in 1876 B, F. McDowell, Calvin McCurdy, and Eli Walker were the first students to graduate from the Seminary — 1872.

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Dr. William F. Johnson. President of the Institution from 1886 to 1891, was born in Cadiz, Ohio, March 16, 1838. He was graduated from Jefferson College in 1854 and from Western Theological Semi- nary in 1860. He was licensed and ordained to preach in 1860 and became a missionary to Allahabad, India in 1861. Dr. Johnson resigned the presidency of the Institution in 1891, returned to India, and .served continuously until his retirement on December 4, 1922. Dr. Johnson died in Landour, India, June 29. 1926. Blacksmith shop was located After fourteen years (1870-1884) as President, Reverend Mattoon resigned to accept the newly es- tablished Chair of Theology and Church History. He was succeeded as President by Reverend William A. Holliday who remained for only a year. Reverend Mattoon was recalled to serve as President for an- other year (1885-1886). Reverend W. F. John.son was elected President in 1886.